The Northern Chautauqua County Youth Hockey Association (NCCYHA) will hold tryouts for the 2012-2013 season at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.

Bantam tryouts will be held Tuesday, April 24, from 89 p.m. Bantam eligible players are those players born in 1998 or '99.

Pee Wee tryouts will be held Sunday, April 29, from 6-7 p.m. Pee Wee eligible players are those players born in 2001 or '01.

The tryout fee is $15. Players are encouraged to bring a light and dark numbered jersey with a nametag. Required NCCYHA travel forms are located on the league website at www.nccyha.com. Forms will be collected at the tryouts.

Players outside NCCYHA must present a release form and birth certificate. Contact Beth Mulkin at iceboys@netsync.net with questions.

Hillview Golf Course

The NEW Thursday Morning Men's League will start April 19 at 9 a.m. The league is open to all players.

Anyone interested in playing should be at Hillview Golf Course by 9 a.m.

For more information, call 679-5799.

Vineyards Golf Ladies Purple Posse League

The Purple Posse League will have its kick-off lunch Wednesday, April 25, at noon at the Liberty Cafe, which is located at 21 Prospect St., in Fredonia.

Call Janet Guenther at 672-2282 to make your lunch reservation.

The league will start play on Wednesday, May 2. Tee-off will be at 10 a.m. You can join the league at any time during the summer. Keep checking the OBSERVER for information about the Purple Posse League.

Third Annual DHS/FHS/CMHS Alumni Golf Tourney

The 3rd Annual Dunkirk/Fredonia/Mindszenty Alumni Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 10, at Shorewood Country Club.

Registration will be at 8 a.m., in front of the club house, with a group photo set for 8:30 and a shotgun start at 9.

Dunkirk Mayor Anthony Dolce, Fredonia Mayor Steve Keefe, former Shorewood CC golf pro Jack Shubert and current club pro Matt Clark will be on hand as the honorary starters for the event.

The four-man, best-ball format will include men's, women's and mixed teams. The cost is $75 per golfer and includes a cart, boxed lunch, beverages, dinner buffet and dessert. If anyone is interested in attending only the dinner, the cost is $25. There will be a cash bar beginning at 2 p.m., and dinner is scheduled for 3.

Following dinner, trophies for the winning teams, as well as door prizes will be handed out.

Checks should be made payable to Bill Bamonto, and mailed to 9124 Backdrop Drive, Perry Hall, MD 21128.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the tournament can also send checks made payable to Bamonto at the above address. For donations, in the memo line of the check, donators should write, "DHS, CMHS, FHS Golf Benefit."

All donations will be made in memory of John M. Williams, Dunkirk Class of 1962 and will benefit a sports or educational organization serving the Dunkirk/Fredonia communities.